Threads: Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry 0226113728, 9780226113722

Threads: Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry 9780226113739

Americans have been shocked by media reports of the dismal working conditions in factories that make clothing for U.S. c

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Making Sweatshops: The Globalization of the U.S. Apparel Industry 9780520928572

The only comprehensive historical analysis of the globalization of the U.S. apparel industry, this book focuses on the r

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The Labor of Faith: Gender and Power in Black Apostolic Pentecostalism 9780822372974

Judith Casselberry examines the material and spiritual labor of the women of a Black Pentecostal church in Harlem, showi

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Gender in the music industry : rock, discourse, and girl power 9780754638612, 0754638618, 9780754638629, 0754638626

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Juki Girls, Good Girls: Gender and Cultural Politics in Sri Lanka's Global Garment Industry 9781501705007

When a government program brought garment factories to rural Sri Lanka, women workers found themselves caught between th

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Army, Industry, And Labor In Germany, 1914-1918 069105102X, 9780691051024

This innovative study by one of the leading specialists in the field examines the social and economic role of the German

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Gender Convergence in the Labor Market 9781784414559, 9781784414566

For most countries, women's labor force participation and hours of work has risen while men's have fallen. Con

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Gender and Power 9780745665276

Sexual politics—from economic equality to anti-gay violence—is a vast area of debate. This exceptional book seeks to int

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Gender and Power in Rural Greece 9780691196220

Women in contemporary Greek society have been conventionally depicted as oppressed and socially inferior, circumscribed

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Global "Body Shopping": An Indian Labor System in the Information Technology Industry [Course Book ed.] 9781400836338

How can America's information technology (IT) industry predict serious labor shortages while at the same time layin

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